We've Settled in the Sunshine - Mike & Janet - November 2024

 

Thanksgiving has come and gone….
Christmas is coming!

We started out the month with a great concert

This was a tribute to Roy Orbison

We had a wonderful Veterans Day Celebration.

Veterans celebration includes a great parade too!

Later in the month, we drove over to Tucson
for Mike to see a VA dentist.

The drive was beautiful.

We ended the month with two Thanksgiving dinners!

First, on Wednesday before Thanksgiving, we went to a nearby restaurant with friends for a great dinner.

 On Thanksgiving, we spent the day at Mike’s
sisters.  Pat had a fantastic traditional dinner.

Wonderful day!

 

Christmas is coming – Santa is on his way!

 

MERRY CHRISTMAS 

 

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We've Settled in the Sunshine - Mike & Janet - October 2024

 

Heading home in October.
The Sierra Madre are beautiful.

We came home to find our cactus in bloom (again)
This the third time this plant has bloomed.
After the bloom, I will cut off the bloom.

Outlaw Karoke is back…….like a flash mob.
It just pops up whenever, everybody shows up…
We love it !

Next – We put a “For Sale” sign in front of our house…….

Most everything is centered around selling our place and the Jeep.  Our plan is to move whenever they sell……..Oregon and the kids are calling.

 

The busy time of the year
has started ! 
Meetings, concerts, our friends, so much fun.

Mike is selling his Jeep too.

Just starting to get flowers for the pots in
front of the house.

Well - my 77th birthday has come and gone this month.
Wow - I'm really getting old !

 

Stay tuned!

We've Settled in the Sunshine - Mike & Janet - September 2024

 Fall is finally here !

We started the month with a trip to Kalama Washintonto see their new Native American exhibit

We also saw a Columbia River Cruise ship….
What fun that looks like.

We passed Multnomah Falls while heading up the gorge.
– so beautiful.

Another day we drove to Cascade Locks to visit with Anna.
(working hard)

The Columbia gorge is beautiful.

BRANDON RAN 50 MILES !
He wanted to run 50 miles before his 50^th birthday – an he did!

He trained and he made it.

We are so proud of him.

We spent a good share of our summer camping in Tiny.

A little visitor…

We ended our vacation in Sunriver.

This beautiful buck came by for a visit.

We had a great summer and many thanks to those who put us up. 

Now we are headed south……. Back to Yuma.

Stay tuned for next month…

 

 

A visit with my sister Jeri Hanneman and her husband Brian.

We've Settled in the Sunshine - Mike & Janet - August 2024

 Traveling Time.....

Marc was asked to play in the LPGA pro-am tournament.

They gave him tickets to the real LPGA tournament.
It was a lot of fun.

Camping at Stub Stewart State Park..

Wild life galore…

Rollie’s birthday…..

Another birthday party for Rollie....

Beautiful Oregon summer day

While down at the coast we took a walk to
a 800 - 1200 year old “tree”

Wow !  When we finally arrived
It was incredible !

Also in Rockaway was the original “pronto pup” stand
Incredible – the best ever !!

Heading back in Tillamook, the Tillamook Cheese factory

The coast was so beautiful

Great weather at the beach….

After we left the beach, we went to Champoeg State park
Spent a fun week there.

Next we headed back to John & Sheri’s for the next week.

Fun time there……

John & Sheri took us to the Siderius winery for
a members BBQ dinner…..beautiful location.

Next….we are heading up to Brandon’s
for about 10 days.

Stay tuned for more ……..

 

 

We've Settled in the Sunshine - Mike & Janet - July 2024

 

Summer is Here !!

On our anniversary, we took off for Puerto Vallarta
with Pat, Rollie, Rollies daughter and her husband,
Rob and Leslie (just got married a week ago) and Phoenix friends.

We stayed the first week at the Barcelo
(about 45 minutes south of town)

Pat and Rollie at the buffet

One night we ate at the Italian speciality restaurant.
Better food than the buffet but still not the best.

 

We were right on the beach

After one week, everyone went home but we stayed for
another week at our time share in town.
Vallarta Torre

Also right on the beach…this was not all inclusive.  Restaurant
and home cooked food…MUCH BETTER!

At night we would have thunder, lightening and a rain shower.
The next morning, it as all dried out like it had never happened.

The marina was beautiful…Boats from all over the world.

One day, we went downtown to the Malecon
Beautiful as always.

We decided to stop for a drink

Beautiful day…but very hot.
It was a wonderful two weeks…..but now back to home.

Three days after returning, we had Tiny (our trailer)
all packed and ready to head north to the Portland area.

A pretty quiet trip till be got about 75 miles to go.
We pulled into a rest stop an noticed this huge bulge on Tiny’s tire.
Very strange…. Mike changed the tire an off we went.

After two hours at the tire shop in Salem, we had a new spare and
all is well.

We were quite lucky….. It wasn’t 118 degrees
It was Oregon..… but it was not raining.
      We were in a safe location
        (not on the edge of the road)

At Marc & Maria’s now…….. looking forward to this coming month.

 

 

We've Settled in the Sunshine - Mike & Janet - June 2024

       June 2024 

 

Summer is HERE !!…..

Our next door neighbor’s house is delivered

Looking good !!

Weather is getting hot but we still got in a camping trip
over to El Centro with Rick & Gina

It is hot at home (110 degrees) so we decided
to head up into the mountains. About 2 1/2 - 3 hours from here is
Julian, California…… a cute little tourist town.

Nice RV park and 25 - 30 degrees cooler than Yuma.

We went camping with Jim & Joyce and their new little LuLu puppy.

What fun!

 

Now we are getting ready for two weeks in Mexico.

We will be in Puerto Vallarta

Can’t wait!